题目内容
American parents generally can choose any name they want for their children．They may choose a name because it honors a family member．Or they may choose a name just because they like it．
A website called Baby Center lists some unusual names given to American babies born last year．Some were named for characters in old stories, such as Hero, Thor and Ulysses．Other people named their babies after kinds of food, like actress Gwyneth Paltrow．She named her daughter Apple．Other people named their babies Banana, Pumpkin and Cookie．
Still some babies were named for places．These included Brazil, India and Rome．Some parents used names of famous people from history such as Newton and Hannibal．Other parents named their babies after flowers or the weather．These babies were named Buttercup, Iris, Sunshine and Thunder．
Recording artists and movie actors influence some parents’ choices of names．Babies were named Beyonce, Charlize, Reda, Pierce, Shajira and Whitney．Movie actors themselves often give their babies unusual names．For example, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt named their baby daughter Shiloh．Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes named their little girl Suri．
Some American parents do not want unusual names．They want their baby’s name to honor their religious faith．Such names include Abraham for boys or Sarah for girls．And many people give their babies the same name as a family member or good friend．
The United States Social Security Administration once published a list of the most popular names for American girls and boys born．Many of the top ten boys, names are from the Jewish and Christian Bibles．
1.How did American parents usually name their children?
A．In a way they please．
B．In a scientific way．
C．In a careless way．
D．In a common way
2.From the second paragraph, we can infer that _______．
A．Ulysses is a main person in an old story book．
B．the meaning of Gwyneth Paltrow is a kind of fruit
C．American parents expect their children to be a hero．
D．a girl was named Apple because she liked eating apples．
3.What can we know from American children’s name?
A．American children’s names express American history．
B．A foreign place may become a name of an American child．
C．American parents’ favorite names are those of famous actors．
D．American parents expect their children to be different from others．
4.If a girl is named Sarah, the name reflects her parents’ _______．
A．love
B．career
C．expectation
D．religion
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Novel is typically written in a narrative (叙事) style and presented as a book. Novels tell stories, in which the characters and events are usually imaginary. The novel has been a part of human culture for over a thousand years, although its origins are somewhat debated. Regardless of how it began, the novel has remained one of the most popular and treasured examples of human culture and writing. It remains an essential part of the literary cultures of nearly all societies around the world.
Novella is classified as “Too short to be a novel，too long to be a short story”. There is no precise definition in terms of word or page count. Literary prizes and publishing houses often have their own arbitrary limits, which vary according to their particular intentions.
A short story is different from novels or novellas in that the plot is usually tied to one single chain of events. Because the reader must identify with a character quickly to become engaged, the tale is often told from the chief character’s point of view.
A drama refers to a play for the theatre，television or radio. It generally consists of chiefly dialogue between characters. It also uses dance to convey their message. Dramas usually aim at dramatic performance rather than at reading. In theater, a drama is presented by actors to an audience.
Good literary works depend on literary techniques. A literary technique can be used by authors in order to improve the written framework of a piece of literature, and produce specific effects.
Literary techniques include a wide range of approaches to crafting a work. The ability to let readers know what might happen in the future in an indirect way is possible through the technique foreshadowing. The practice of representing objects and qualities as human beings in literature is personification. Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas.
Literature | |
Definitions of literature | Definitions of literature have kept 1.all the time. |
They are connected with 2. | |
Among them are “books and writing”, “ ‘imaginative’ literature” and “written or spoken material”. | |
3.▲of literature | Poetry, with rhyme, uses unusual word order in lines, which may be a barrier to see what it 4. |
A novel takes the form of a book, talking about what is 5._up by the writer. | |
The novella, as for length, exists 6.the novel and short story. | |
A short story tells a comparatively 7.story compared with novels and novellas. | |
Dramas are performed rather than read, with the ideas expressed either orally or 8.. | |
Literary techniques | Give a warning or sign of a 9.event by using the technique called foreshadowing. |
When personification is used, something without 10.is treated as if it were a human being. | |
Symbolism is the practice of representing things by means of symbols. | |